The Fourth of July 2013

Ok so these pictures probably aren't in order. They are never in order. I will figure it out eventually. We had a really fun day on the fourth this year. Dave had work off so we packed up the kids for some small adventures during the day till the firework celebration that night. First we went to Gardener Village and let me just say that everywhere we went was completely empty. it was awesome. it was like we had our own private party everywhere we went. I love gardener village we packed up a lunch and ate it there and then walked around the cute shops and we even got Reagan a really cute vintage story book with all the old nursery stories. After that we went to an awesome park that is close by us. I know why parks are empty in this heat. it's because everything is so dang hot you can hardly play on anything. But we all had fun anyway. Later that evening we pulled out the stuff you can do before it gets dark. We had those things you throw on the ground that pop and then some poppers. you pull the string and it out pops confetti. The kids loved that. Then we put Matthew to bed because it was 9pm by then and waited a little longer for it to get dark then pulled out the sparklers for Reagan. She loved waving those colorful sticks around. She was really sad when they were done sparkling. Then we watched the fireworks that people set off around the neighborhood. it was a pretty good show. I love Holidays when we can all be together and just enjoy each others company. Love my family!